Elizabeth Hackett Robinson ’84 Innovation Hub Innovation Hub

Person writing on a chalk wall

Before I Die

This interactive public art installation invites members of the Middlebury community to reflect on what matters most. By sharing personal hopes and aspirations on a communal wall, the project fosters connection, introspection, and a celebration of our shared humanity. Inspired by the global Before I Die project, this installation transforms public space into a canvas for gratitude, memory, and possibility.

Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby

Free
Open to the Public
Person writing on a chalk wall

Before I Die

This interactive public art installation invites members of the Middlebury community to reflect on what matters most. By sharing personal hopes and aspirations on a communal wall, the project fosters connection, introspection, and a celebration of our shared humanity. Inspired by the global Before I Die project, this installation transforms public space into a canvas for gratitude, memory, and possibility.

Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby

Free
Open to the Public
Person writing on a chalk wall

Before I Die

This interactive public art installation invites members of the Middlebury community to reflect on what matters most. By sharing personal hopes and aspirations on a communal wall, the project fosters connection, introspection, and a celebration of our shared humanity. Inspired by the global Before I Die project, this installation transforms public space into a canvas for gratitude, memory, and possibility.

Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby

Free
Open to the Public
Person writing on a chalk wall

Before I Die

This interactive public art installation invites members of the Middlebury community to reflect on what matters most. By sharing personal hopes and aspirations on a communal wall, the project fosters connection, introspection, and a celebration of our shared humanity. Inspired by the global Before I Die project, this installation transforms public space into a canvas for gratitude, memory, and possibility.

Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby

Free
Open to the Public
Person writing on a chalk wall

Before I Die

This interactive public art installation invites members of the Middlebury community to reflect on what matters most. By sharing personal hopes and aspirations on a communal wall, the project fosters connection, introspection, and a celebration of our shared humanity. Inspired by the global Before I Die project, this installation transforms public space into a canvas for gratitude, memory, and possibility.

Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby

Free
Open to the Public
Join us at The Innovation Hub on November 7th at 3:30pm for a casual conversation with Molly Solomon (P ’26), Executive Producer and President of NBC Olympics and 4:30pm for a casual conversation with Charlie Sellars, Director of Sustainability at Microsoft.  Molly and Charlie are two of four honorable TEDx speakers for this year’s TEDxMiddlebury conference (save the date: November 8that 2pm!).  Molly and Charlie will share their career journeys, and we will conclude with student Q&A. Light bites and…

Coffee Chat with TEDxMiddlebury Speakers

Join us at The Innovation Hub on November 7th at 3:30pm for a casual conversation with Molly Solomon (P ’26), Executive Producer and President of NBC Olympics and 4:30pm for a casual conversation with Charlie Sellars, Director of Sustainability at Microsoft. Molly and Charlie are two of four honorable TEDx speakers for this year’s TEDxMiddlebury conference (save the date: November 8th at 2pm!). Molly and Charlie will share their career journeys, and we will conclude with student Q&A. Light bites and refreshments will be available. We hope to see you there!

132 Blinn Lane

How would you use $10,000 to make the world a better place?  Apply for a Projects for Peace grant!

Projects for Peace Info Session

Projects for Peace awards $10,000 in grant funding for an original project designed to be implemented over summer 2026.  

Projects for Peace is a global program that encourages young adults to develop innovative, community-centered, and scalable responses to the world’s most pressing issues. Along the way, these student leaders increase their knowledge, improve skills, and establish identities as peacebuilders and changemakers. 

132 Blinn Lane

How would you use $10,000 to make the world a better place?  Apply for a Projects for Peace grant!

Projects for Peace Info Session

Projects for Peace awards $10,000 in grant funding for an original project designed to be implemented over summer 2026.  

Projects for Peace is a global program that encourages young adults to develop innovative, community-centered, and scalable responses to the world’s most pressing issues. Along the way, these student leaders increase their knowledge, improve skills, and establish identities as peacebuilders and changemakers. 

132 Blinn Lane